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Let's start at the very beginning…. Pieter Christian Richard (“P.C.”) was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1880. On May 31, 1899, at 18 years old, he stepped off a 4,500-ton steamship and walked down the gangway to settle in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY in pursuit of the American Dream. After earning some money by delivering milk by horse and ...
- Where It All Began: The Story of Pieter Christian Richard
It was in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY that P.C. laid the...
- Born to Sell: The Story of Our Founder, A.J. Richard
A.J. was born on October 11, 1909, the same year that his...
- Where It All Began: The Story of Pieter Christian Richard
A P.C. Richard & Son store in Manchester, Connecticut, after replacing a former Circuit City store. In 1909, Pieter Christian Richard, who left Holland in 1899, opened a small hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (“Work Well Done” 14). In October of that same year, P.C.’s son, Alfred J. Richard (A.J.), was born.
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Jun 15, 2021 · P.C. RICHARD, Ozone Park. June 15, 2021. I’d say there are relatively few New Yorkers who haven’t picked up an TV set or an air conditioner at P.C. Richard, or at least knows a friend who has. The company was founded as a hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1909 by an immigrant from Holland, Pieter Christian Richard.
Aug 24, 2010 · Pieter Christian Richard immigrated as a young man from Amsterdam in 1899, nearly penniless. He opened a hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, 10 years later, and later moved to Queens. His ...
P.C. Richard & Son Through the Years 1909—Pieter Christian Richard (“P.C.”) laid the foundation of his family’s hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, that his son, A.J., the official founder, would later transform into a regional retailer. 1920s—The family hardware store relocated to Ozone Park, Queens.
